April 9th, 2014

Grambling State University President Frank G. Pogue and first lady Dorothy Pogue warmly received guests as they entered the Thomas Jefferson Room at the Claiborne Building for an evening reception.
GSU director of bands Larry Pannell and other faculty musicians serenaded guests as they mingled, dining on crab cakes, shrimp and crawfish pasta, bruschetta on toast and finger sandwiches. They also had an assortment of fresh fruits, cheeses and desserts — and GSU’s signature cookies.

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The North Central Louisiana Arts Council is pleased to announce the exhibit of artwork by Talented Art students from Bienville Parish Schools now through May 16.
The exhibit is in the lobby of the historic Dixie Center for the Arts. The range of artwork that the students have created includes sculpture, painting, drawing, animation, ink and mixed media.

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Ruston High School and Louisiana Tech University’s new eco-cars will make the school’s 2014 diesel debut in New Orleans this week during a special “roll-out” event sponsored by Shell Oil prior to the international competition in Houston later this month. RHS STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) teacher and eco-car coach Randall Elliott and the 10-student team from RHS will have two cars entered in the Houston event, both designed, engineered, fabricated and produced by these RHS students.

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On April 3, Ruston realtor Dickey Nealy, spoke to the Ruston Kiwanis Club concerning local residential house prices from the 1960s until now. He contrasted the stability of the prices of local housing to the real estate market crash that negatively impacted the U.S. economy in recent years.

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Magi Chapter No. 85, Order of Eastern Star
Linda Lamkin and Gary Hinckley were installed as Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron of Magi Chapter No. 85 of the Order of Eastern Star on Jan. 14, 2014. The ceremony took place at the Masonic Temple in Ruston and was conducted by Installing Officer Shirley Boone.

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Louisiana Tech practiced in shAs the 2013-14 men’s college basketball season officially came to a close Monday night, teams are already gearing up for offseason workouts in preparation for the next season.
But before players get back to pumping iron in the weight room and sweating through individual drills on the court, many will be reflecting on what was and what could have been.
For Louisiana Tech, what could have been was something that has eluded the program for the past 23 years — a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

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Following are five questions for Ruston Park and Recreation Department 8-and-under soccer player Kayla Murphy of the Mustangs.
1. What is your favorite sport to play?
A — Soccer and softball.
2. Who are some of your heroes (and, they do not have to be athletes)?
A — My P.E. teacher Mrs. Elliot and my uncle Jonathan Hood, who coaches Simsboro High’s baseball team
3. Who has been your favorite RPAR coach(es) and why?
A — Coach Chad Hamlin and Coach Kenneth Hayes. They are both a lot of fun and I learned a lot about soccer.

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HAMMOND — Louisiana Tech will play its only game of the week when the Lady Techster softball team travels to face Southeastern Louisiana in a non-conference contest at 4 p.m. today at North Oak Park.
Tech (14-25, 5-9 Conference USA) is coming off a split in its rain-shortened, two-game series at North Texas last weekend as the Lady Techsters have now won five of their last eight Conference USA games. Southeastern Louisiana (14-18) is coming off a doubleheader split against SEC foe Ole Miss Monday night and has won five of its last six games after snapping a nine-game losing streak.

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Area residents itching for a chance to test their shooting skills are in luck.
On Saturday, residents are invited to participate in the inaugural Louisiana Hunters for Heroes “Wounded Heroes Bird Hunt and Sporting Clay Tournament.”
The tournament, which is set up for teams of five, will kick off at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Wild Wings Sporting Club in Downsville. The team fee is $100 per shooter, or $500 per team. Also, if teams want to include veterans in their teams, they are asked to pay for the veterans’ fees and provide shells for them.

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